Or maybe he wanted the fastest possible of the model he was buying, and he could afford it. Maybe.
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2009 13" 2.26 v 2015 13" 3.1 performance
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Or maybe he wanted the fastest possible of the model he was buying, and he could afford it. Maybe.
Correct. The 11% increase in price for a 3-4% increase in performance is not worth it. If you need the extra performance, you shouldn't be looking at a 13" rMBP. It is a waste of money, and isn't going to be noticeable in most situations.
well it depends on what his needs are, but overall if you compare your older machine to the new one you could tell a huge difference. If you think its time for a new one get one. WWDC is coming in about an hour and they are going to talk about another OS X version.
And I wonder where it's written that a 10% price increase must equal a 10% performance increase?
It's there if you want it and if you can afford it. If you don't want it, or can't afford it, don't get it. But that doesn't make it a terrible idea.
It's there if you want it and if you can afford it. If you don't want it, or can't afford it, don't get it. But that doesn't make it a terrible idea.
Ahh mister boater it seems that very few people agree with you on this one. I myself don't think it's worth the cash which would be far better spent on ram or SSD size but hey buying what you want is everyone's prerogative.
Geekbench is just an objective measure. I'm using a Late-2009 Macbook at work (8GB RAM/250GB SSD/Yosemite/external 1080p display). Of course it produces more heat and has less battery life, but it's still a nice machine. My daily usage consists on using Netbeans (and a Apache/MySql/PHP development environment), Safari, Firefox, Wine, Pixelmator, Mail, LibreOffice and Pages. Sometimes, I use Wireshark and build apps from Macports. I think the only real benefit I'd get from a new Mac in this scenario would be when building apps with Macports.
The faster I/O, processing power and memory would probably produce executable files sooner, but I believe we still didn't see a quantum leap. This will happen, perhaps, when we get real octa-cores, 4GB/s SSDs, GPUs that can handle retina resolutions easier and better software (the most important).
If you're not looking for quantum leaps, of course a brand new Macbook Pro will give you more comfort.
The faster I/O, processing power and memory would probably produce executable files sooner, but I believe we still didn't see a quantum leap. This will happen, perhaps, when we get real octa-cores, 4GB/s SSDs, GPUs that can handle retina resolutions easier and better software (the most important).
If you're not looking for quantum leaps, of course a brand new Macbook Pro will give you more comfort.
Either your HDD is on its way out, or there is a corrupted file that is preventing it from booting. Reinstall OSX and if that doesn't fix it, replace the HDD.
Hi. I think this is related to me not having wifi at my house now. Took it where there was wifi and it was fine. Any other suggestions ? Shouldn't I be able to get it to load up otherwise without Internet?
For what it's worth, I think it's good advice. I've only ever regretted being cheap; I've never regretting having too much power.